33% of Women's Aid Contacts Abused by Ex-Partner

Women trapped with abusers: South Africa’s COVID lockdowns exposed serious protection gaps

The unintended consequences of measures introduced to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus from 2020 to 2022 have been studied extensively. Research in South Africa shows that some of these measures added to social ills, such as unemployment and poverty. Another impact of “lockdown” was on gender-based violence. The government’s Gender-Based Violence Command Centre reported over 120,000 cases within the first three weeks of lockdown. In the ye…

33% of Women's Aid contacts were abused by ex-partner

Women's Aid has said that 33% of women who contacted the domestic violence service last year, were subjected to abuse from their ex-partner. According to the charity's latest annual impact report, some of the abuse resulted in serious injury, miscarriages, poverty, suicidal ideation, hypervigilance and homelessness. Women's Aid has described the "broad and brutal pattern of abuse" by partners or ex-partners as "chilling". Overall, 32,144 contact…

One in three Irish women who called helpline over abuse were facing it from ex-partner

There were 41,432 discloses of domestic violence and abuse against women and 5,333 discloses of abuse against children last year.

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33% of Women's Aid contacts abused by ex-partner

Women's Aid has said that 33% of women who contacted the domestic violence service last year, were subjected to abuse from their ex-partner.